General Film Company
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General Film Company was a dominant early 20th-century American film distribution company that held a near-monopoly on movie distribution under the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Film Company canonical | 8 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
film distribution company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | General Film Co. ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
American Star Film Company
ⓘ
Biograph Company ⓘ Edison Manufacturing Company ⓘ Essanay Studios ⓘ
surface form:
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
George Kleine ⓘ Kalem Company ⓘ Lubin Manufacturing Company ⓘ Pathé ⓘ
surface form:
Pathé Frères
Selig Polyscope Company ⓘ Vitagraph Company of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thomas Alva Edison
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Edison
|
| businessModel | film distribution trust ⓘ |
| businessPractice | standardized film rental terms for exhibitors ⓘ |
| businessStrategy | exclusive licensing of films to selected exhibitors ⓘ |
| competitionWith | independent film producers and distributors ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionMethod | rental of film prints to exhibitors ⓘ |
| distributionScope | nationwide distribution in the United States ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Motion Picture Patents Company ⓘ |
| historicalEra | silent film era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key player in early American film monopoly practices ⓘ |
| impactOnExhibitors | restricted access to non-licensed films ⓘ |
| impactOnMarket | consolidation of film exchanges ⓘ |
| industry |
film distribution
ⓘ
motion picture industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of independent film distribution in the United States ⓘ |
| legalClassification | film trust ⓘ |
| marketPosition | dominant distributor for MPPC-licensed films ⓘ |
| monopolyStatus | near-monopoly on film distribution in the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempt to control film distribution through licensing
ⓘ
central role in the Edison-led Motion Picture Patents Company trust ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | distribution of licensed films from MPPC member companies ⓘ |
| partOf | Motion Picture Patents Company ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | antitrust rulings against MPPC and its distribution practices ⓘ |
| regulatoryBodyInvolved |
federal judiciary of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal courts
|
| regulatoryOutcome | subject to U.S. antitrust action ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Edison Trust
ⓘ
Motion Picture Patents Company ⓘ
surface form:
Motion Picture Patents Company trust
antitrust law in the United States ⓘ film monopoly ⓘ |
| roleInIndustry | dominant early 20th-century American film distributor ⓘ |
| status | defunct company ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.